McAfee VIRUSSCAN 5.1 User Manual page 183

b. Select the Include subfolders checkbox to tell the application
to ignore files stored in any subfolders within the folder you
specified in Step a.
Š NOTE: Choosing Include subfolders causes the
application to ignore only those files stored in the
subfolders themselves. The application will still scan files
stored at the root level of the folder you designate. To
exclude the files at the folder root level, clear the Include
subfolders checkbox.
c. Select the File scanning checkbox to exclude the item you
specified in the first step from scan operations in which the
application looks for file-infecting viruses. These viruses
usually appear in files in the visible portions of your hard disk.
d. Select the Boot sector scanning checkbox to exclude the item
you specified in the first step from scan operations in which the
application looks for boot-sector viruses.
These viruses usually appear in memory or in files that reside
in your hard disk's boot sector or master boot record. Use this
option to exclude system files, such as COMMAND.COM,
from scan operations.
+ WARNING: McAfee VirusScan recommends that you do
not exclude your system files from scan operations.
e. Repeat Step a. through Step d. until you have listed all of the
files and folders you do not want scanned.
• Change the exclusion list. To change the settings for an exclusion
item, select it in the Exclusions list, then click Edit to open the Edit
Exclude Item dialog box. Make the changes you need, then click OK
to close the dialog box.
• Remove an item from the list. To delete an exclusion item, select it
in the list, then click Remove. This means that the VirusScan
application will scan this file or folder during its next scan operation.
3. Click a different tab to change any of your VirusScan settings.
To start a scan operation immediately with the options you've chosen,
click Scan Now. To save your changes as default scan options, choose
Save As Default from the File menu or click New Scan. To save your
settings in a new file, choose Save Settings from the File menu, name
your file in the dialog box that appears, then click Save.
Using the VirusScan application
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